School of the Environment
The hub for environmental education, research and outreach at Saint Mary’s University.
As the hub for environmental education, research and outreach at Saint Mary’s University, The School of the Environment brings together students and professors from across the university, and highlights research successes in all Faculties of the university.
The School of the Environment supports the university's environmental programs, listed below, in which our students learn to apply knowledge from many academic disciplines to solve complex problems of the global environment in the face of human development.
The School of the Environment encourages interdisciplinary and community collaboration among researchers, government agencies, local groups, and national organizations committed to environmental education, research, and sustainability.
Programs within the School of the Environment:
- B.E.S. degree - Bachelor of Environmental Studies
- B.A. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Geography
- B.Sc. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Environmental Science
- B.Sc. degree with Major/Minor/Honours in Geography
Our curriculum is far-reaching and includes such areas as:
- Energy, Resources and Pollution
- Environmental Ethics
- Green Chemistry
- Environmental Management and Policy
- Natural Resource Management
- Physical and Human Geography
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Remote Sensing
- Environmental Contaminants
- Habitat Conservation
